Posted 07/26/2009 6:33 pm
As you can see from my current sigline, Cicero was a Roman philosopher. The rather crude portrait is no doubt intended to be him.
Though the rough, irregular shape of this piece is no doubt intended to imitate an ancient coin, it is not ancient; while Cicero held high government positions during the final years of the Roman Republic, including Consul, he never had his own portrait put on coins. As an ardent believer in the Republic, he never would have wanted to.
What your object is, however, I have no idea. Perhaps part of a series of medals on ancient philosophers; perhaps a member's token from a philosophical society of some kind.
Though the rough, irregular shape of this piece is no doubt intended to imitate an ancient coin, it is not ancient; while Cicero held high government positions during the final years of the Roman Republic, including Consul, he never had his own portrait put on coins. As an ardent believer in the Republic, he never would have wanted to.
What your object is, however, I have no idea. Perhaps part of a series of medals on ancient philosophers; perhaps a member's token from a philosophical society of some kind.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
